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...said nothing. "What about Nixon?" asked another. Replied Harold deadpan: "I think that this election of 1958 speaks for itself in that regard. I will be doing what I can to keep the way open for these four men." Would he start up an organization? "That," said Stassen, "will unfold with time...
...After an account of the early struggles of the late Soviet scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a breathless rundown of recent rocket developments culminates at the magic date of October 4, 1957. As past becomes future, satellites flourish, Soviet citizens view the "other" side of the moon on TV, the planets unfold their secrets, and the narrator's tone loses none of its confidence...
...suffering Arthur. Author White tastefully tucks the 20-odd-year dalliance of "Lance" and "Jenny" between the lines rather than between the sheets. What with the lovers' nagging consciences and Arthur's endless tact, this is one triangle that could seem eternal if Author White did not unfold the entire panoply of medieval life to divert the reader. He ranges from the protocol of jousting and the niceties of falconry to the names of the "fiercer cocktails" of the period, e.g., Father Whoresonne, Stride Wide and Lift...
Jane Cronin plays the meek sister quietly, almost mutely, almost ideally. Her searching, nearly childlike smile needs no words to help it unfold the character's frail tenderness. Olympia Dukakis, as the maid who is at one point compared to a walrus and who never travels without her goldfish, often squawks excellently, although her accent seems queasy. Her face is powerful. Richard Gavin plays the nephew with grace, youth, and a good balance of strength and weakness; he makes an effective contrast to the old judge, played by the director. Ree Christiansen, the fierce sister, screws her icy nerves...
...revolution in recordings : sound-plus-picture. Engineers are now working on a disk that will be keyed to a picture to be played on a television screen. The audiophile will see Harry Belafonte singing at the Waldorf as he listens to him, will watch the great operas unfold onstage as the music pours from his phonograph...